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Book SynopsisKate Bush as you have never seen her before. Through in-depth readings of the often critically neglected works of Bush's career The Kick Inside, Lionheart, The Dreaming, The Red Shoesand her filmThe Line, the Cross and the Curve Withers guides the reader through the complexity of Bush's art and how it transformed popular culture.
Trade ReviewAn in-depth labour of love from a genuine Bush fanatic
-- Mark Radcliffe.
I have never in my life laughed out loud while reading cultural theory. Until now! Deborah Withers has created a text that is a dream come true for gender studies, musicology and fandom. This is just what we hoped for, a weaving of theory, historical data, imagination and activism tied with astute observation and wry wit. This intense semi-biographical read through the oeuvre of Kate Bush is something to be proud of. Cultural Studies has met its match in a readable stretch of the boundaries of theory and genres.
-- Allyson Mitchell, artist and scholar
Table of ContentsAdventures in Kate Bush and Theory: Introduction
The Kick Inside: The Beginning of the Journey
Lionheart and the Queer Life of the BFS
Never for Ever: the continuity and change of the BFS
The Dreaming, the Breakdown and Becomings of the BFS
The Red Shoes and the death of the BFS
The rebirth of the
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